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1. Reflections after sharing my story during the Psychosocial Impacts of FGM/C Webinar
(News & Blog)
... erase all of the good things or the good things to come in her life. I couldn’t believe how similar our experiences and our “A-ha” moments were.  This is around the time that I had decided to also “come ...
Created on 19 May 2024
2. Dear Maasi: "Should I confront the person responsible for my khatna (FGM/C)?"
(News & Blog)
... both. But keep in mind that a good outcome depends on whether you and your mother are ready and open for the conversation.  I also want you know that having this difficult conversation is not required ...
Created on 26 October 2022
3. Why are Indian ethics committees still hesitant to approve studies on FGM/C? 
(News & Blog)
... ending the practice. Since very little research has been done in India on this topic thus far, I believed this would be a good starting point to pave the way for more research on FGM/C. Data from this ...
Created on 23 September 2022
4. Conversation with a Bhaiyo: Advising a concerned father
(News & Blog)
... the stance of her relatives.” Afterwards, Mohammad was able to share this good news with Mr. N. “I went back… and told him that his wife was mostly sorted and that he shouldn’t worry that much anymore.” ...
Created on 15 August 2022
5. Being a researcher: Finding balance
(News & Blog)
... and mentors, I realized that it is quite normal to feel this fear and panic. However, managing it in a consistent and healthy way is key to producing good research and retaining one’s sanity. This is why ...
Created on 02 March 2022
6. Sahiyo volunteer spotlight: Editorial intern Kristin Grady
(News & Blog)
... you first get involved with Sahiyo? I became involved with Sahiyo when I applied for the internship program after finishing my editing certification. And good thing I did, this program has undoubtedly ...
Created on 05 January 2022
7. Is the United Kingdom backing out of its commitment to end female genital cutting amid the COVID-19 pandemic?
(News & Blog)
... to end FGC, setting a deadline to prevent it from occurring for good by 2030, in line with many other countries.  Progress has been commendable. FGC has been outlawed in several Western countries including ...
Created on 22 December 2020
8. How female genital cutting is portrayed in television series
(News & Blog)
... (OITNB), Call the Midwife, and The Good Doctor have incorporated FGC into their storylines. Warning: spoilers ahead! Orange is the New Black Season 7, Episodes 9 and 10 OITNB’s most compelling season ...
Created on 13 October 2020
9. Let’s Talk FGC: A fireside chat with Mariya Taher and Farzana Esmail
(News & Blog)
... of this practice? Mariya: That’s a good question. Sahiyo, one of the first things we did when we came together, was we realized that we needed to do a larger scale study to understand how prevalent it ...
Created on 25 June 2020
10. An ode to every woman fighting social norms around the world
(News & Blog)
... our daughters in spite of the physical and psychological pain it caused us, ourselves. Girls and women who have undergone the procedure tell us that it does more harm than good. At an age when biology ...
Created on 27 February 2020
11. Survivor: Why labia elongation is female genital mutilation
(News & Blog)
... she said. “You need to alter something and there’s something deep about telling a young lady that age that you need to make yourself this way for a man. You’re not good enough. There’s even stories about ...
Created on 06 February 2020
12. On the path to healing: My journey after experiencing female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... arriving in Cairo, my auntie took me to a medical office where a doctor performed the surgery. She remained in the room while I underwent FGC, while my other auntie waited by the phone to hear the “good ...
Created on 31 December 2019
13. Cofounders
(Uncategorised)
SAHIYO COFOUNDERS: Mariya Taher  pursued a study titled, “Understanding Female Genital Cutting in the United States“, in graduate school for her Master of Social Work from San Francisco State University. ...
Created on 02 July 2019
14. My experience at the Sahiyo U.S. Activist Retreat made me reflect on my khatna
(News & Blog)
... are touched, it is unforgiving. There is so much silence around khatna that there is not a good understanding of the harm to women. I do not know if I am the only one, or if there are others who feel ...
Created on 06 April 2019
15. Experiencing Sahiyo’s Activist Retreat in Mumbai
(News & Blog)
... people all driven by the same cause. It is honestly inexplicable. In today’s times, do you know what good, honest peer support feeling is like? Let me tell you: it was out of this world amazing! Did a ...
Created on 07 March 2019
16. A response to the letter written by Tasneem Yunus Burhani, Mubaraka Tambawala, Farida Mustafa Hussain, Fatemah Hussain, and Shakera Bohra published in Detroit News
(News & Blog)
... of the land, you challenge a law meant to protect the most vulnerable members of the country’s population — its children. How can you in good conscience, claim that khaftz is “much more akin to a body ...
Created on 01 January 2019
17. Female Genital Cutting is an International Issue
(News & Blog)
... midwest America” (The Guardian). People with good intentions may harm others irreparably, even the ones who trust them the most.   While the practitioners may mean well, it still doesn’t excuse the continual ...
Created on 06 December 2018
18. I Said It Loudly: I am an FGM Survivor. Meeting FGM Survivors for the First Time Was My Cursed Blessing
(News & Blog)
...  By Anonymous Country: Egypt & United States Even now, despite my brain trying to convince me it was a good idea to attend a conference on FGM and Mental Health, I cannot emotionally explain what ...
Created on 03 April 2018
19. Sahiyo Volunteer Spotlight: Shabana Feroze
(News & Blog)
... FGC. It makes me feel so good that I’m able to be a voice of Sahiyo and to help spread the word that FGC is harmful, unnecessary, and traumatizing. Ever since I realized I’m a survivor of FGC (my memory ...
Created on 19 August 2017
20. Female Genital Cutting is being practiced in Kerala too: Sahiyo investigation
(News & Blog)
...  The doctors said that in the female circumcision ritual, they cut the prepuce of the clitoris, also known as the clitoral hood, because it is allegedly “good for married life”. They also mentioned that ...
Created on 14 August 2017